Hello...

We have a friend who comes to visit us every single day... his name is SKIPPY... a wild squirrel who lives in our neighborhood... he's been coming around for years now and we are quite attached to him... he brings much joy with his comical antics... sometimes he even brings his buddies along... the more the merrier... he's a precious creature.

We're not sure if Skippy is a Mister or a Ms., but each day Skippy comes to visit and feast on the unsalted peanuts, sunflower seeds and fresh water we put out for him.

Skip is busy these days getting ready for Winter hiding nuts around the garden. Wonder if he remembers where he puts them?

Nature is such a gift to us all. Even living in suburbia, like Steve and I are presently, we still get glimpses of nature's wonders... what a blessing.

On the bead front, things are starting to feel more normal again... I am recovering still from spine surgery that I had about a month ago... BUT... things are looking up... each day I'm feeling stronger with more energy and less pain and hope to be back behind the torch for longer periods of time very shortly... all good stuff! There is no where I'd rather be than behind the torch and nothing I'd rather be doing that making beads!

Hoping all is well with y'all and I'll be back soon with another update.

Take good care, Gracie